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J. A. MQMAHON. SAFETY APPARATUS FOR HANGING CLOTHES.

No. 427,890. Patented May 13, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT IQFFICE.

JAMES A. MCMAHON, OF BROOKLYN, NElV YORK.

SAFETY APPARATUS FOR HANGING CLOTHES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 427,890, dated May 13,1890.

Application filed July 26, 1889. Serial No. 318,744. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES A. lVlOMAHON, of Brooklyn, in the county ofKings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved SafetyApparatus for l-Ian gin g Clothes, of which the following is a full,clear, and eX- act description.

This invention relates to apparatus arranged on the inside of the windowof a house and used in connection with a movable endless clothes-linerunning over pulleys and extending from the window to a point outside ofthe house, whereby garments may be strung on the line and run out of andinto the window for the purpose of drying them and removing them whendried.

This invention has for its object to provide an apparatus of thekindabove referred to, by means of which washed garments maybe readily hungon the line inside of the window, the clothes-line easily andeffectively handled, the garment prevented from being soiled in passingover the window-sill, and the danger and exposure arising from leaningout of the windowto handle the clothes-line avoided.

The invention consists in an apparatus for supporting and handlingendless clothes-lines mounted on pulleys constructed and arranged ashereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 illustrates the invention in position for use on the inside ofa window. Fig. 2 is a side view thereof with the window in section, andFigs. 3, 4., 5, and G are detail views of portions of the apparatusdetached.

In carrying out this invention I provide a suitable frame, which issecured on the inside of a window and on which the pulley and one end ofthe endless clothes-line may be raised and lowered. As here shown, theframe consists of a pole 1, having its lower end resting 011 the floor 2and supported by means of arms 3 4, the inner end of the arm 4projecting through a hole in the pole 1 and a metallic sleeve 5 thereonand secured by a pin '5, passin g through a hole in the arm 4, and theouter end of said rod lbeing screwed into a metallic socket O, securedby screws to the windowsash 7. The arm 3 is secured at one end to ametallic socket 6, secured by screws to the window-frame 8, and at theother end to a metallic socket S on a sleeve 8', clasping and movable onthe pole 1. By this means as the pole 1 is shortened,according to theheight desired, the sleeve 8 may be moved upward thereon. The arms 3 atare of sufficient length to furnish room for enough slack of the endlessclothes-line to secure and remove the clothes. The pole 1 standsslightly at an incline to the rear, so as to afford a steady bearingagainst the strain of the clothes-line.

Upon the pole 1 is mounted a ring 9, movable up and down on the pole andadapted to engage a hook 10 or other fastening to retain the ring on theupper part of the pole when the clothes line is in use.

11 indicates an endless clothes-line, and 12 one of the pulleys overwhich it passes, having a hook 12', by means of which it is engaged withthe ring 9.

In using the clothes-line the ring 9 is re leased from the hook 10 andslid down the pole 1, thereby bringing the line 11 within reach tofasten the clothes thereon or detach them therefrom.

To prevent the clothes from being soiled by being dragged over thewindow-sill 13, a sliding board 14 is provided, having a strip or cleat15 on its under side, which rests against the window-sill 13, and anotch16 at its inner end, which fits against the pole 1. This sliding board14 fits firmly against the windowsill and against the side of thewindow-frame, and is held in place by a cleat 15 upon the under side ofthe board, which bears against the window-sill. The board extends acrossto and fits firmly upon the pole 1, and is inclined so as to form abrace to prevent the pole from getting out of place.

The board 14 may be fastened in place by any suitable means, and, ashere shown, bya chain 17 and pin 18, engaging a hole in rod 3 and socket6.

lVhen the clothes-line is not required for use, it is suspended outsideof the window by means of loops 19 on the line beyond the slack engaginga hook 20 outside of the window, and the slack and the pulley 1 2unhooked from ring 9, hanging down outside of the building, as shown indotted lines, Fig. 2. The board 14 is removed, the pole 1 is removedfrom the arms 3 and 4, and the latter are unscrewed and removed fromtheir sockets G 6'.

By means of this invention it will be seen that an apparatus is providedby means of which an endless clothes-line may be easily and effectivelyhandled.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An apparatus for hanging clothes, consisting of a removable uprightpole mounted on the inside of awindow, with a catch at its upper end, asliding ring movable on the pole and adapted to engage the catch, adetachable board extending from the pole and over the window-sill andsecured in place thereon, an endless clothes-line, and a pulleydetachably connected to the sliding ring, substantially as shown anddescribed.

2. In an apparatus for hanging clothes, the combination, with a window,of the upright pole 1, with a hook 10 at its upper end, the threadedll'lOlEftlllO sockets (3 6', secured to the window-frame and lower sashof the window, the horizontal arms 3 and 4, having one end screwed intosockets 6 and 6 and secured to pole 1 at their other end, and thesliding ring 9 on pole 1, substantially as shown and described.

3. In an apparatus for hanging clothes, the combination, with a window,of the upright pole 1, mounted on the inside of the window, the board14, having the eleat 15 on its under side at one end and the notch 1.6at its other end and adapted to extend over a windowsill and restagainst pole 1, and means for fastening the board in place,substantially as shown and described.

JAMES A. MCMAIION.

Witnesses:

PATRICK CUNNINGHAM, WILLI M ONEILL.

